Farm Business

Rob farms on the Worcestershire/Herefordshire border with his parents and young family, growing combinable and forage crops with a mix of owned, tenanted and contracted land. An agronomist for Edaphos, Rob also hosts AHDB Monitor Farm events.

Farmers and agronomists will face reduced crop protection product choices and increased costs due to the withdrawal of parallel import licenses following the UK’s departure from the European Economic Area (EEA), according to Clayton Crop Protection.

While some consumers have changed the size of tree they buy to fit their budget, buying a local grown tree remains a part of many people’s Christmas traditions

Recent lamb prices have been lower than last year, with the early December liveweight price at 246p/kg, almost 12 per cent lower than in 2021.

The energy crisis has sparked greater interest in renewables projects as farmers look for opportunities to slash their own bills or to diversify into producing energy for the National Grid.

The UK beef market is ending 2022 on a strong note, but producers cannot say with confidence that strength will last into the New Year.

A new project led by Yorkshire farmer Angus Gowthorpe intends to help farmers across the UK unlock the benefits of cover crops.

It was a memorable harvest for Scottish farmers in 2022

Auctioneer Oliver Shearman talks about his journey from trainee auctioneer to director of operations at Caledonian Marts

The dairy said it was looking to adapt and ‘show industry leadership’ by providing greater levels of ‘certainty, stability and transparency’